Image display method and image display apparatus

Abstract

An image display method includes displaying an integrated video in which videos of a scene from different viewpoints are arranged in a frame, the videos including at least one real video and at least one virtual video generated from the at least one real video. A first user interface into which a first operation is input is displayed. Viewpoints of the displayed videos are changed according to the first operation. A second user interface into which a second operation is input is displayed. A playing speed of the displayed videos is changed according to the second operation.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An image display method comprising:
 displaying an integrated video in which videos of a scene from different viewpoints are arranged in a frame, the videos including at least one real video and at least one virtual video generated from the at least one real video; 
 displaying a first user interface into which a first operation is input; 
 changing viewpoints of the videos displayed, according to the first operation; 
 displaying a second user interface into which a second operation is input; and 
 changing a playing speed of the videos displayed according to the second operation, 
 
       wherein
 the second user interface is provided for changing the playing speed and a playing direction of the videos, 
 in the changing of the playing speed, the playing speed and the playing direction of the videos are changed according to another second operation provided via the second user interface, and 
 in the second user interface, the playing speed is changed by moving an object in a first direction on a screen, and the playing direction is changed by moving the object in a second direction on the screen, the second direction being substantially orthogonal to the first direction. 
 
     
     
       2. An image display method comprising:
 displaying an integrated video in which videos of a scene from different viewpoints are arranged in a frame, the videos including at least one real video and at least one virtual video generated from the at least one real video; 
 displaying a first user interface into which a first operation is input; 
 changing viewpoints of the videos displayed, according to the first operation; 
 displaying a second user interface into which a second operation is input; and 
 changing a playing speed of the videos displayed according to the second operation, 
 
       wherein
 the second user interface is provided for changing the playing speed and a playing direction of the videos, 
 in the changing of the playing speed, the playing speed and the playing direction of the videos are changed according to another second operation provided via the second user interface, and 
 the second user interface comprises a dial, and the playing speed is changed according to an amount of rotation of the dial and the playing direction is changed according to a rotation direction of the dial. 
 
     
     
       3. An image display method comprising:
 displaying an integrated video in which videos of a scene from different viewpoints are arranged in a frame, the videos including at least one real video and at least one virtual video generated from the at least one real video; 
 displaying a first user interface into which a first operation is input; 
 changing viewpoints of the videos displayed, according to the first operation; 
 displaying a second user interface into which a second operation is input; and 
 changing a playing speed of the videos displayed according to the second operation, 
 
       wherein
 the second user interface is provided for changing the playing speed and a playing direction of the videos, 
 in the changing of the playing speed, the playing speed and the playing direction of the videos are changed according to another second operation provided via the second user interface, and 
 the second user interface comprises a slide bar, and the playing speed is changed according to an amount of sliding on the slide bar and the playing direction is changed according to a sliding direction on the slide bar. 
 
     
     
       4. An image display method comprising:
 displaying an integrated video in which videos of a scene from different viewpoints are arranged in a frame, the videos including at least one real video and at least one virtual video generated from the at least one real video; 
 displaying a first user interface into which a first operation is input; 
 changing viewpoints of the videos displayed, according to the first operation; 
 displaying a second user interface into which a second operation is input; and 
 changing a playing speed of the videos displayed according to the second operation, 
 
       wherein
 the second user interface is provided for changing the playing speed and a playing direction of the videos, 
 in the changing of the playing speed, the playing speed and the playing direction of the videos are changed according to another second operation provided via the second user interface, and 
 when the second operation into the second user interface is finished, the playing speed and the playing direction at a time of finishing the operation are maintained. 
 
     
     
       5. The image display method according to  claim 1 , wherein
 when the second operation into the second user interface is finished, the videos are displayed at a predetermined playing speed and in a predetermined playing direction. 
 
     
     
       6. An image display method comprising:
 displaying an integrated video in which videos of a scene from different viewpoints are arranged in a frame, the videos including at least one real video and at least one virtual video generated from the at least one real video; 
 displaying a first user interface into which a first operation is input; 
 changing viewpoints of the videos displayed, according to the first operation; 
 displaying a second user interface into which a second operation is input; and 
 changing a playing speed of the videos displayed according to the second operation, 
 
       wherein
 the second user interface is provided for changing the playing speed and a playing direction of the videos, 
 in the changing of the playing speed, the playing speed and the playing direction of the videos are changed according to another second operation provided via the second user interface, and 
 when the second operation on the second user interface is finished, a state of one of the playing speed and the playing direction changes, and a state of the other of the playing speed and the playing direction does not change. 
 
     
     
       7. An image display method comprising:
 displaying an integrated video in which videos of a scene from different viewpoints are arranged in a frame, the videos including at least one real video and at least one virtual video generated from the at least one real video; 
 displaying a first user interface into which a first operation is input; 
 changing viewpoints of the videos displayed, according to the first operation; 
 displaying a second user interface into which a second operation is input; and 
 changing a playing speed of the videos displayed according to the second operation, 
 
       wherein
 at least one of the first user interface or the second user interface is transparently displayed when not operated. 
 
     
     
       8. An image display method comprising:
 displaying an integrated video in which videos of a scene from different viewpoints are arranged in a frame, the videos including at least one real video and at least one virtual video generated from the at least one real video; 
 displaying a first user interface into which a first operation is input; 
 changing viewpoints of the videos displayed, according to the first operation; 
 displaying a second user interface into which a second operation is input; and 
 changing a playing speed of the videos displayed according to the second operation, 
 
       wherein
 in response to a selection operation at a predetermined position on a screen, at least one of the first user interface or the second user interface is displayed at the predetermined position. 
 
     
     
       9. An image display method comprising:
 displaying an integrated video in which videos of a scene from different viewpoints are arranged in a frame, the videos including at least one real video and at least one virtual video generated from the at least one real video; 
 displaying a first user interface into which a first operation is input; 
 changing viewpoints of the videos displayed, according to the first operation; 
 displaying a second user interface into which a second operation is input; and 
 changing a playing speed of the videos displayed according to the second operation, 
 
       wherein
 in response to a selection operation at any position on a screen, at least one of the first user interface or the second user interface is displayed at the selected position. 
 
     
     
       10. The image display method according to  claim 1 , wherein
 at least one of the first user interface or the second user interface is displayed for each of the videos, and 
 in response to an operation on the at least one of the first user interface or the second user interface corresponding to one of the videos, at least one of the viewpoint or the playing speed of the one of the videos is changed. 
 
     
     
       11. An image display method comprising:
 displaying an integrated video in which videos of a scene from different viewpoints are arranged in a frame, the videos including at least one real video and at least one virtual video generated from the at least one real video; 
 displaying a first user interface into which a first operation is input; 
 changing viewpoints of the videos displayed, according to the first operation; 
 displaying a second user interface into which a second operation is input; and 
 changing a playing speed of the videos displayed according to the second operation, 
 
       wherein
 in response to an operation on at least one of the first user interface or the second user interface, at least one of the viewpoint or the playing speed of the videos is changed. 
 
     
     
       12. An image display method comprising:
 displaying an integrated video in which videos of a scene from different viewpoints are arranged in a frame, the videos including at least one real video and at least one virtual video generated from the at least one real video; 
 displaying a first user interface into which a first operation is input; 
 changing viewpoints of the videos displayed, according to the first operation; 
 displaying a second user interface into which a second operation is input; and 
 changing a playing speed of the videos displayed according to the second operation, 
 
       wherein
 the first user interface comprises: a path connecting selectable viewpoint positions; and an object disposed on the path to indicate a viewpoint position, and an operation to move the object to any position on the path causes the viewpoint of the videos to be changed to a viewpoint corresponding to the position on the path after moving. 
 
     
     
       13. An image display method comprising:
 displaying an integrated video in which videos of a scene from different viewpoints are arranged in a frame, the videos including at least one real video and at least one virtual video generated from the at least one real video; 
 displaying a first user interface into which a first operation is input; 
 changing viewpoints of the videos displayed, according to the first operation; 
 displaying a second user interface into which a second operation is input; and 
 changing a playing speed of the videos displayed according to the second operation, 
 
       wherein
 the first user interface comprises: a first operation section for selecting any of gaze points; and a second operation section for selecting any of viewpoints that focus on a gaze point selected from the gaze points. 
 
     
     
       14. An image display method comprising:
 displaying an integrated video in which videos of a scene from different viewpoints are arranged in a frame, the videos including at least one real video and at least one virtual video generated from the at least one real video; 
 displaying a first user interface into which a first operation is input; 
 changing viewpoints of the videos displayed, according to the first operation; 
 displaying a second user interface into which a second operation is input; and 
 changing a playing speed of the videos displayed according to the second operation, 
 
       wherein
 in the first user interface, objects corresponding to viewpoint positions are disposed on environmental information that two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally represents a surrounding environment, and selecting any of the objects causes the videos to be changed to a video viewed from a viewpoint position corresponding to the selected object. 
 
     
     
       15. The image display method according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the videos comprise a first video and a second video, and 
 a first resolution of the first video is different from a second resolution of the second video. 
 
     
     
       16. The image display method according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the integrated video comprises a first image and a second image, 
 the first image and the second image are imaged from a same viewpoint, and 
 the first image and the second image are imaged at different imaging timings. 
 
     
     
       17. The image display method according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the viewpoints are changed in a reverse viewpoint-changing order when the videos are played backward according to the second operation. 
 
     
     
       18. An image display apparatus comprising:
 a display configured to display:
 an integrated video in which videos of a scene from different viewpoints are arranged in a frame, the videos including at least one real video and at least one virtual video generated from the at least one real video; 
 a first user interface into which a first operation is to be input; and 
 a second user interface into which a second operation is to be input; and 
 
 a processor configured to:
 change viewpoints of the videos displayed, according to the first operation; and 
 change a playing speed of the videos displayed, according to the second operation, wherein 
 
 in response to a selection operation at any position on a screen, the processor is configured to control the display to display at least one of the first user interface or the second user interface at the selected position.